Reeve, William Charles

Summary

Father: William Henry Reeve
Mother: Agnes Frapwell

Birth: 26 June 1882 Fulham, Middlesex
Birth Source:GRO Reference

Death: 1916 Leath, Midlothian, Scotland
Death Source: Scotlandspeople Reference

Spouse1: Catherine Helen Thomson Wright

Narrative

Willam Charles was baptized 23 July 1882 at St Paul, Hammersmith, Middlesex

He married Catherine Wright in 1915 at St Andrew Edinburgh, Scotland.
Children of William Henry Reeve and Catherine Wright

1. William Albert Reeve b 1916
2. John Wright Reeve b 1920
3. Richard Frapwell Reeve b 1922
4. Thomas Wright Reeve b 1924
5. Margaret Elizabeth Wright Reeve b 1932. Married John Stick Bean.

On the 1891 Census William Charles was 8 years old living with his parents and siblings at 8 Goswell Terrace Clerkenwell, Middlesex. HoH William Henry Reeve

After William Charles father William passed away his mother Agnes Reeve was married again to Henry Breach.

On the 1901 Census William Henry is 18 years old and living with his stepfather Henry Breach, his mother and siblings at 212 Oving Road, Chichester, Sussex. Occupation Steam Thresher of Corn.

William Charles joined the Royal Marines in 1901. Below are the transcribed details of enlistment:
Name:William Charles Reeves
Birth Date: 26 Jun 1882
Enlistment Date: 3 May 1901
Division: Royal Marine Light Infantry: Portsmouth Division
Register Number: 11495

He married Catherine Wright in 1915 at St Andrew Edinburgh, Scotland.

It is likely that William Charles transferred from the marines based on a 1908 Royal Navy record. Transcript details below:
Name: William Charles Reeve
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 26 Jun 1882
Birth Place: Hammersmith Ldn
First Service: Date18 Feb 1908
First Ship: Served On Hermes
Last Service: Date2 May 1923
Last Ship Served On: Victory I
Service Number: J666

Research Notes

Sources

Birth:          GRO Reference: 1882 S Quarter in Fulham, Volume 1a, Page 212
Baptism:    London Metropolitan Archives: London, England, Reference Number DD/0746?01/013
Marriage1:  scotlandspeople reference: 685/2 180 St Andrew Edinburgh
Death:        scotlandspeople reference: 658/8 590 Leith
Burial:       
                   
1891 Census:  RG12, Piece 229, Folio 31, Page 10
1901 Census:  RG 13, Piece 971, Folio 43, Page 10
1911 Census:  
1921 Census: